Platform Engineering Intern - 2026 Summer Internship

Nasdaq is seeking a passionate Platform Engineering Intern for a 2026 summer internship. This role involves working with experienced engineers to build and enhance internet-scale infrastructure, tools, and developer platforms. The intern will contribute to a summer project focused on scalability, reliability, or developer experience, collaborate on design and deployment of platform components, and apply best practices in SDLC, DevOps, and SRE.

Must Have

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn.
• Comfortable working in a team and communicating effectively.
• Enthusiastic about building scalable systems and developer tools.
• Experience or exposure to AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, etc.).
• Experience or exposure to CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab).
• Experience or exposure to Docker and containerization.
• Experience or exposure to Git and version control workflows.
• Understanding of SDLC and agile methodologies.

Good to Have

• Interest or experience in AI agents or intelligent automation.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Exposure to observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog).

Perks & Benefits

• Mentorship from senior engineers and leaders.
• Real-world experience in platform engineering and cloud infrastructure.
• Opportunity to present project to engineering leadership.
• Hybrid work model (NasdaqBlend).
• Total rewards program (You&Q) covering wealth, career growth, well-being, and family care.

You’ll work alongside experienced engineers to build and improve internet-scale infrastructure, tools, and developer platforms that power our products. This is a hands-on opportunity to contribute to a real-world project and gain exposure to modern engineering practices in a collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to a summer intern project focused on platform scalability, reliability, or developer experience.
• Collaborate with engineers on the design, development, and deployment of platform components.
• Participate in team stand-ups, code reviews, and sprint planning.
• Learn and apply best practices in software development lifecycle (SDLC), DevOps, and SRE.

What We’re Looking For

Required Experience or Exposure To:

• AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, etc.)
• CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab)
• Docker and containerization
• Git and version control workflows
• Understanding of SDLC and agile methodologies

Nice to Have:

• Interest or experience in AI agents or intelligent automation
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Exposure to observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog)

Who You Are

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn.
• Comfortable working in a team and communicating effectively.
• Enthusiastic about building scalable systems and developer tools.

What You’ll Gain

• Mentorship from senior engineers and leaders.
• Real-world experience in platform engineering and cloud infrastructure.
• Opportunity to present your project to engineering leadership at the end of the internship.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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